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Safety starts with our employees. Thanks to their diligence and our effective safety
processes, we ended 2012 with our all-time lowest injury record. Our ultimate goal is to
eliminate all fatalities and injuries.
BNSF employees share a vision for an injury- and accident-free workplace. They
are trained on risk identification. They look out for one another and are comfortable
questioning any action that could jeopardize safety. Our employees are also trained on a
comprehensive set of safety rules and practices, from federal mandates and rail industry
recommendations to BNSF-specific safety initiatives.
Employee Safety
7.3
6.1
5.2
2012 Injury Rate Per 200,000 Employee Hours
1.1
1.7
BNSF
Mining
(except oil and gas)
Truck Transportation
Primary Metal
Manufacturing
Rail Transportation
Heavy and Civil
Engineering Construction
Transportation
Equipment Manufacturing
Air Transportation
3.5
3.0
4.9
Injury rates for BNSF and the rail industry are quoted based on Federal Railroad Administration 2012 year-end data. All
other data is from the year 2011, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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